{"id":3587,"date":"2024-11-04T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3587"},"modified":"2024-11-04T00:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T05:00:28","slug":"winpak-collaborates-with-nova-to-utilize-recycled-pe-in-flexible-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3587","title":{"rendered":"Winpak Collaborates with NOVA to Utilize Recycled PE in Flexible Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/104925-winpak-and-sk-geo-centric-partner-to-develop-recycled-packaging-materials\" id=\"\">Winpak Ltd.<\/a>, a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality packaging materials for perishable foods, beverages and healthcare, is proud to announce a long-term agreement with NOVA Circular Solutions LLC, a business unit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105117-how-oriented-hdpe-films-enable-mono-material-pouches-and-wrappers\" id=\"\">NOVA Chemicals<\/a>, to procure post-consumer recycled polyethylene (rPE) under the brand name SYNDIGO\u2122.\u202f <\/p>\n<p>This strategic Agreement reinforces both companies&#8217; commitments to advancing circular solutions and sustainable packaging for flexible plastics.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winpak will utilize NOVA\u2019s rPE to manufacture and distribute high-quality packaging materials for the protection of perishable foods, beverages, and personal care products. Winpak maintains its position as a leading packaging solutions manufacturer with a strategic focus on technological innovation and sustainability.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to continue collaborating with our long-term customer, Winpak, to supply premium recycled PE resins for their flexible packaging needs,\u201d said <strong>Greg DeKunder, Vice President, NOVA Circular Solutions<\/strong>.\u202f\u201cThis agreement marks a significant step forward in delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to the flexible packaging industry for both customers and consumers. According to a recent survey, 75% of consumers agreed that companies should increase the use of packaging made from recycled materials. This agreement underscores NOVA\u2019s strength in working with our customers to meet their and their customers\u2019 unique and growing needs.\u201d\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NOVA\u202fis focused on providing high-quality rPE to meet the growing market demand for sustainable packaging and actively investing in mechanical recycling infrastructure in North America. The company\u2019s Connersville, Indiana, recycling facility, scheduled to begin operations in early 2025, will produce more than 110 million pounds of SYNDIGO\u2122 rPE annually.<\/p>\n<p>This groundbreaking facility is expected to be one of the largest and most sophisticated plastic film recycling facilities in the world. It will supply post-consumer recycled linear low-density polyethylene (rLLDPE) for a wide range of applications, including flexible food packaging. NOVA Chemicals\u2019 letter of non-objection from the FDA for food contact conditions B-H further underscores the quality and safety of its SYNDIGO\u2122 product line.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis collaboration with NOVA Chemicals will allow Winpak to expand our sustainable product offerings and meet the evolving needs of our customers,\u201d said <strong>Mustafa Bilgen, Vice President, Technology &amp; Innovations, at Winpak<\/strong>. \u201cWe are excited to leverage SYNDIGO\u2122 rLLDPE to deliver premium packaging solutions while contributing to a more circular economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105160-winpak-collaborates-with-nova-to-utilize-recycled-pe-in-flexible-packaging\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winpak Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality packaging materials for perishable foods, beverages and healthcare, is proud to announce a long-term agreement with NOVA Circular Solutions LLC, a business unit of NOVA Chemicals, to procure post-consumer recycled polyethylene (rPE) under the brand name SYNDIGO\u2122.\u202f This strategic Agreement reinforces both companies&#8217; commitments to advancing circular [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[162,332],"class_list":["post-3587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-nova-chemicals","tag-recycled-materials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}